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| avocado |
a tropical American fruit shaped like a pear. It has a green or black skin and a yellowish green pulp. |
| Bartlett |
a large yellow juicy variety of pear. |
| boule2 |
a cylindrical or pear-shaped ball of alumina, fused and tinted to produce a synthetic gem. [1/3 definitions] |
| cittern |
a sixteenth-century instrument of the guitar family, having a flat-backed, pear-shaped body and wire strings. |
| fig |
any of several broad-leafed trees native to the Mediterranean that bear oblong or pear-shaped soft fruit having many small seeds, or the fruit itself. [1/3 definitions] |
| guava |
the fruit of the guava tree. A guava is yellow and shaped like a pear. [1/2 definitions] |
| lute |
a stringed instrument that has a bent neck and a body shaped like a pear. |
| mandolin |
a musical instrument of the lute family with a deep, usu. pear-shaped soundbox and four or more pairs of strings that are usu. strummed rapidly with a plectrum. |
| nopal |
any of various cactuses that bear red or yellow flowers, esp. a tropical prickly pear that bears purple fruit. |
| plum tomato |
a small pear-shaped or elongated tomato, often used for cooking. |
| pome |
a fruit, such as the apple or pear, having an edible inner seed-bearing flesh derived from the carpels of the flower and an outer fleshy shell derived from the floral cup. |
| prickly pear |
a cactus that is known for its bright flowers. Some kinds of prickly pear bear a fruit that can be eaten. |
| provolone |
a hard, pale, mild Italian cheese, usu. smoked and pear-shaped. |
| rebec |
a pear-shaped, three-stringed musical instrument of the Middle Ages and Renaissance that is played with a bow. |
| Seckel pear |
a small, sweet, juicy, green or reddish pear. |
| snifter |
a drinking glass with a narrow top and pear shape, used esp. for brandy and cognac. |
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